The genocide in Gaza has reached a critical juncture, with mounting evidence suggesting that Israel’s actions constitute a deliberate genocide against the Palestinian population.
Reports from multiple sources, including the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and eyewitness accounts, paint a harrowing picture of starvation, destruction, and systematic extermination. UNRWA, the primary provider of humanitarian aid in Gaza, has been vocal about the severity of the situation.
An UNRWA staff member stated: “The starvation of the people of Gaza is manufactured and man-made.” The staff member emphasised the agency’s capability to distribute food effectively, noting, “We have very effective communication channels with the people there. They know that if we have enough, we have a system to provide food for every family.”
“Let’s, for once, put the civilians of Gaza at the centre — the million children, the million women watching their loved ones starve before their eyes,” UNRWA Sam Rose tells CNN.
However, despite these efforts, Israeli authorities have blocked aid from entering Gaza, leading to what UNRWA described as “manufactured starvation.”
The impact of this blockade is catastrophic.
UNWRA statement:
”Displacement, extreme heat, and the spread of diseases make this work even more critical. Our staff are starving and hungry, but they continue to work to serve their communities”
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur writes:
”I have never felt so shaken. Children are dying of hunger. Falling one after another, like petals of a dying flower. Under our watch. How do you sleep, Presidents, Foreign Ministers, political leaders, diplomats, civil servants – doing nothing to stop Israel’s starvation campaign?”
Steven Donziger revealed that Israel has destroyed half of Gaza’s 36 hospitals, leaving the healthcare system in ruins.
“This is not collateral damage; it is a targeted assault on the ability of Gazans to survive,” Donziger wrote.
The destruction of healthcare infrastructure has been compounded by an impending famine, with nearly every person in Gaza facing crisis-level food insecurity.
Eyewitness accounts from Gaza further illustrate the genocide in Gaza.
Abier Khatib, a resident of Gaza, shared on X, “Families are selling their belongings to buy food for their children. This is not a war; it is a genocide.” Mosab Abu Toha, another Gaza resident, described the relentless bombings and the destruction of homes, stating, “There is no safe place left. We are being erased.”
Glenn Greenwald criticised Western media for downplaying the severity of the situation. “The narrative of ‘self-defence’ is being used to justify actions that are clearly genocidal,” Greenwald wrote. He pointed out the complicity of the United States, Israel’s primary ally, in enabling this atrocity. “The silence of powerful nations only emboldens Israel to continue its campaign of death and destruction.”
Former U.S. Green Beret Anthony Aguilar says he routinely witnessed Israeli forces (IDF) firing artillery tank rounds and mortar rounds into crowds of unarmed, starving Palestinians at GHF aid sites in Gaza. “I witnessed war crimes,” the GHF security contractor told the BBC, calling the attacks “indiscriminate” and “the worst brutality” he’s seen in his life.
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China’s English-language X account has also weighed in, criticising the West’s double standards. “The hypocrisy in condemning other conflicts while ignoring the genocide in Gaza is staggering,” the account stated.
This sentiment is echoed by George Galloway, who called for immediate action, urging the international community to “stop this massacre.”
Israeli Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu, who previously suggested nuking Gaza as a military option, said Thursday that the government is “racing ahead for Gaza to be wiped out,” adding, “Thank God, we are wiping out this evil” and “All Gaza will be Jewish.”
Eliyahu has also been claimed to have stated:
”The army must find ways more painful than death for the civilians in Gaza. Killing them is not enough.” On January 5, 2024, Anadolu Ajansı and other outlets quoted him saying, “We must find ways for Gazans that are more painful than death,” in a radio interview, advocating for measures to break Palestinian morale and encourage emigration.
Sources from July 24-25, 2025, including The Times of Israel, The New York Times, Common Dreams, and Ynet, quote Eliyahu saying Israel is “racing toward erasing Gaza” and that “all of Gaza will be Jewish.”
Eliyahu dismissed concerns about hunger in Gaza, stating, “We shouldn’t be dealing with hunger in Gaza, let the world take care of them. No nation feeds its enemies.” These remarks, made on Kol Barama Radio, reflect his ongoing advocacy for extreme measures against Gaza’s population.
Moshe Feiglin, leader of the Zehut party, says:
”Every child in Gaza is an enemy. We must occupy Gaza until not a single child remains there. There is no other kind of victory.”
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported on the dire conditions in Gaza, noting the systematic destruction of infrastructure. “Hospitals are being rehabilitated and resupplied, only to be exposed to hostilities or attacked again,” OCHA stated in a recent update.
This cycle of destruction has allegedly left only 19 of Gaza’s hospitals operational, struggling under severe supply shortages and a surge of casualties.
🚨Heartfelt words from American doctor Elidalis Burgos, currently in Gaza on a volunteer medical mission, with child Mohammad Abu Asi the sole survivor of an Israeli airstrike that killed his entire family. pic.twitter.com/FRU2dtLp0n
— Gaza Notifications (@gazanotice) July 25, 2025
The blockade of Gaza, the destruction of life-sustaining infrastructure, and the deliberate starvation of its people are not isolated incidents but part of a broader pattern of ethnic cleansing.
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court defines genocide as acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group.
Israel’s actions fit this definition perfectly, as evidenced by the targeted attacks on civilians, the prevention of humanitarian aid, and the systematic eradication of Palestinian presence in Gaza.
Steven Donziger presents statistical data:
”Here is the latest data, updated as of yesterday (July 21): based on a statistical model developed by a prestigious medical journal called The Lancet, Israel has killed roughly 434,800 people in Gaza since the country’s military started to attack the territory on 8 October 2023. That’s 20.7% of Gaza’s entire pre-conflict population dead. Over half are women and children.”
France and Belgium are now calling on the international community to respect Palestine as a sovereign state. Macron writes on X:
”Consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine. I will make this solemn announcement before the United Nations General Assembly this coming September.”
Summary by T. Sassersson, Editor-in-Chief, NewsVoice
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